Africa
The Central Bank of Eswatini to discontinue cheques effective Jan 2022
The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) and Eswatini Bankers’ Association(EBA) wish to notify the public of their intention to discontinue cheques as a ...
Innovation
In a bid to Improve Cross-Border Trade Across Africa, Link Commerce Partners with Cellulant to avail relevant digital payment options to online Shoppers
The partnership between Cellulant and Link Commerce aims to break barriers between local and international commerce by addressing payment needs Pan-African payments company, ...
South Africa
South African fintech company Yoco raises R1.23 billion in funding
South African fintech company Yoco has raised R1.23 billion to accelerate product development and reach more merchants in South Africa and beyond. Yoco ...
Morroco
Morocco: Maroc Telecom Has Nearly 74 Million Customers in H1-2021
The number of Maroc Telecom Group’s customers reached nearly 74 million in the first half of 2021, up 7.5% compared to the end ...
Egypt
EGYPT : EGX ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF OFFER TO ACQUIRE BLOM BANK
The Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) announced the details and controls of the compulsory purchase offer submitted by the Arab Banking Corporation, to purchase ...
Africa
AGRF and Heifer International Launch Pitch AgriHack 2021
Competition provides cash grants to innovators, increasing use of technology and creating jobs across Africa’s agricultural sector The AGRF (www.agrf.org) and Heifer International ...
Nigeria
CBN stops forex sales to Bureau De Change operators, retains lending rate
The regulator will henceforth sell dollars and other foreign currencies directly to commercial banks, which have been mandated to sell to Nigerians. The ...
Ghana
Ghana:Stanchart’s Women in Technology Programme backs 5 women owned startups
Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator programme (SC-WIT) has awarded GH¢57,000 each in seed funding to five women-led businesses to scale up their ...
News
Nigeria:Diaspora remittances rise 5% to $4.3bn in Q1’21
Diaspora remittances rose by five per cent, quarter-on-quarter, QoQ, to $4.3 billion in the first quarter of this year, Q1’21, from $4.1 billion ...
Africa
Top African regions set to become leading startup and investment hubs
On the back of Cape Town being recognised as the tech capital of Africa, topping international rankings for foreign direct investment strategy, Ian ...
